Some police defecting from Belarus where Alexander Lukashenko demands loyalty
Officers fear arrest if they stop others from breaking ranks as the security forces are vital for Lukashenko to hold on to a tenuous power
01 October 2020 - 12:13
Moscow — On August 12, Ivan Kolos posted a video denouncing Belarus’s veteran leader Alexander Lukashenko and urging fellow police officers to stop using violence against demonstrators and to side with the people.
Hours later, Kolos fled Belarus at night for fear of arrest...
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